Abe takes office as chairman of the largest faction of the ruling party in Japan: supports Kishida and expects to amend the constitution

　　China News Service, November 12th. According to Kyodo News, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as the chairman of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party "Abe faction", said on the 11th that as the party’s largest faction, he will continue to support the Kishida government.

Abe also said that he looks forward to making progress in discussions on constitutional amendments.

Data map: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

　　According to the report, regarding the future operation of factions, Abe told the media that "because it is the largest policy organization, of course he hopes to become the backbone of firm support for the Kishida government."

　　Regarding the revision of the Constitution as the party’s basic policy, Abe mentioned that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also has this desire, saying that “the Abe faction hopes to be the driving force for the promotion of national discussions on constitutional amendments,” and expressed his expectation that the constitutional amendment discussions will make progress.

　　Regarding the talents within the Abe faction, Abe said that “the future prime minister’s candidates have appeared, hoping to actively perform in various occasions of the party and the government and show their abilities to the people”, but he did not name specifics.

　　On the other hand, the former defense minister of the Kishida faction Gonori Onodera told the media about the establishment of the Abe faction, "Prime Minister Kishida and Abe were at the same time. They have been very close since they were young, and will be able to maintain a good relationship between the factions in the future."

　　The official name of the "Abe School" is the "Seiwa Policy Research Association". It was founded by the former Japanese Prime Minister Toruo Fukuda in 1979 as the Seiwa Association, and Fukuda served as the first president.

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, Junichiro Koizumi and others have also served as presidents of the faction.

As the former president Hiroyuki Hosoda retired from the post of chairman as the speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, the cadres of the faction invited Shinzo Abe to serve as the chairman, and the "Hosoda faction" also became the "Abe faction."